Melted Minitel terminal rescued from fire, listed for $500 — seller says it's a piece of art By Jeff Butts published 17 June 24 An old terminal from the early days of France Telecom's Minitel network was rescued from a fire and is being auctioned off as a piece of art.
Asus launches budget-friendly overclocking motherboard — Z790-AYW WIFI W debuts with DDR5-8000+ support By Jeff Butts published 15 June 24 Perhaps in response to recent announcements from MSI, Asus has revealed what a budget-friendly motherboard for overclocking enthusiasts should be.
Woman busted smuggling 350 Nintendo Switch game cards in her bra — Chinese customs officials intercept smuggler at checkpoint By Jeff Butts published 15 June 24 A woman arriving in mainland China from Hong Kong was found to have 350 Nintendo Switch game cartridges stuffed into her bra.
Minecraft players outraged as Microsoft deletes accounts that weren't transitioned By Jeff Butts published 14 June 24 Despite more than a year of warning, many Minecraft owners didn't upgrade their accounts to Microsoft accounts. As a result, they've lost access to a game they paid for.
Wells Fargo fires more than a dozen employees for faking work using mouse jigglers and keyboard simulation By Jeff Butts published 13 June 24 The bank disclosed it fired the employees after finding they were giving the impression of working when they really weren't.
US sanctions PC cooling and power supply maker DeepCool for selling products to Russia, fueling its war efforts in Ukraine By Jeff Butts published 13 June 24 A new round of companies sanctioned by the U.S. government for selling goods that could support Russia's war against Ukraine includes a popular PC cooling and power supply manufacturer.
Rampant speculation of blacklisted Huawei becoming China’s largest beef importer stems from an odd payment method for telecom equipment By Jeff Butts published 13 June 24 In an odd story that hasn't been officially corroborated, Huawei may be accepting so much beef as payment for its goods that it has become China's largest importer of the commodity.
Windows security hole allows attackers to install malware via Wi-Fi — new patch plugs gaping vulnerability By Jeff Butts published 12 June 24 In its June 'Patch Tuesday' release, Microsoft addressed 49 security vulnerabilities in its products, including one that could allow an attacker to deliver malware onto a PC over Wi-Fi.
White House seeks to restrict China’s access to GAA chip technology and the high bandwidth memory that's critical for AI accelerators By Jeff Butts published 11 June 24 China cannot buy chips using GAA technology because of current sanctions but might be able to produce them with older process nodes. To prevent that, the U.S. government is mulling more restrictions.
Single-line Intel Meteor Lake Linux patch boosts performance by 72% By Jeff Butts published 11 June 24 Intel recently released a one-line code patch for its Meteor Lake CPUs, resulting in huge performance wins in Linux. That single line of code fine-tunes the P-State CPU frequency scaling driver.
Huawei exec concerned over China’s inability to obtain 3.5nm chips, bemoans lack of advanced chipmaking tools By Jeff Butts published 10 June 24 Speaking at an industry conference in China, a Huawei executive expressed concerns about China's near future in the semiconductor industry under U.S. sanctions.
Microsoft backtracks on new Recall feature — enhancing Recall's security and making it an opt-in decision By Jeff Butts published 8 June 24 Days before Copilot+ laptops ship to customers, Microsoft has addressed security and privacy concerns centered around one of the AI features developed for the platform.
Maker recreates classic Winamp MP3 player in real life with the Linamp, Llamas not included By Jeff Butts published 7 June 24 No llamas were harmed in the making of this project
Fractal Design Raspberry Pi North case teased — but Fractal indicates it will remain a Computex curiosity By Jeff Butts published 6 June 24 Fractal Design showcased a number of new products at Computex 2024, including a conversation piece Raspberry Pi case that may never make it to market.
be quiet! announces highly configurable PC cases and illuminated fans that bring light into the darkness By Jeff Butts published 5 June 24 be quiet! has some fresh new products on display at Computex
ASRock shows off new AMD Ryzen 9000 motherboards By Jeff Butts published 5 June 24 ASRock has introduced its motherboard lineup to support the AMD Ryzen 9000 Series CPUs.
Nvidia CEO says Samsung HBM3e not yet ready for AI accelerator certification — Jensen Huang suggests more engineering work is required By Jeff Butts published 4 June 24 In a recent discussion with reporters, Nvidia's CEO Jensen Huang said the GPU maker is still working on certification for Samsung's most advanced HBM chips for AI use.
Nvidia app beta offers warranty-safe GPU tuning and improved stream recording By Jeff Butts published 3 June 24 The updated beta offers more than just keeping drivers updated, with 120 gps AV1 recording and one-click GPU tuning.
Nvidia announces Project G-Assist, an AI assistant for gaming with GeForce GPUs By Jeff Butts published 2 June 24 Among its other Computex announcements, Nvidia revealed a product that harkens back to an April Fool's Day joke from 2017, an AI assistant for gaming.
Watch three-person tank crew battle in World of Tanks — driver, spotter, and gunner all use custom physical controls By Jeff Butts published 2 June 24 To truly immerse yourself in a tank warfare game is a team effort, as this custom rig proves.
$5 million worth of stolen tools recovered thanks to Apple's AirTag — 12 secret storage facilities had around 15,000 construction tools By Jeff Butts published 1 June 24 Howard County, Maryland, investigators have recovered approximately 15,000 stolen construction tools thanks to an AirTag device tracker.
Former SK hynix employee charged with stealing tech for Huawei — Chinese national was arrested at airport By Jeff Butts published 30 May 24 An unidentified Chinese national who once worked for South Korea's SK hynix allegedly took more than 3,000 pages worth of proprietary technology printouts to Huawei
Nvidia GeForce G-Assist AI April Fool's joke may soon become a serious product By Jeff Butts published 30 May 24 'The future is never far away,' teases Nvidia, just ahead of Computex.
Micron's plans for an additional DRAM fab in Hiroshima delayed until 2027 By Jeff Butts published 28 May 24 Micron plans to build a second memory factory in Japan to manufacture its most advanced products, including high-bandwidth memory. The latest news is that the second plant won't be ready until 2027.
Tape shipments increased to 152.9 exabytes in 2023 — not bad for a ’dead’ storage medium By Jeff Butts published 27 May 24 Thanks in part to the storage needs of AI developers, digital tape storage rose to an all-time high in 2023 despite being considered obsolete by many.
